Shabe Yalda 2024 Ford. Yalda is an ancient persian festival that is celebrated on the longest night of the year, typically around december 20th or 21st. Yalda night, also called shabe yalda or shabe chele, is the longest night of the year between the last day of fall and the first day of winter, which falls on december 21 every year.
Shabe yalda, or yalda night is an evening of festivities and merriment that begins when the sun sets on the last day of fall (last day of maah e azar on jalali calendar) and continues until the. Forty days before the next major persian festival jashn e sadeh this night has been celebrated in countless cultures for thousands of years.